Bridgeless high power factor Buck-converter operating in discontinuous capacitor voltage mode

Abbas A. Fardoun, Nasrullah M. Khraim, Esam H. Ismail, Ahmad J. Sabzali, Mustafa A. Al-Saffar

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Abstract

In this paper, a new bridgeless single phase ac-dc power factor correction (PFC) rectifiers based on Buck topology operating in Discontinuous Capacitor Voltage Mode (DCVM) is proposed. The bridgeless topology and the presence of only one or two semiconductor switches in the current flowing path during each interval of the switching cycle result in lower conduction losses compared to the conventional DCVM Buck PFC rectifier. The DCVM operation offers additional advantages such as: zero-voltage turn-off in the power switches, zero-voltage turn-on in the output diode, and continuous input current. Hence, the electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise emission is minimized. The converter achieves high power factor naturally with low total harmonic distortion (THD) in the input current. Theoretical analysis and experimental results for 100 W/48 Vdc at 100 Vrms line voltage are provided to evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme. The measured conversion efficiency reached 96.4%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013
Pages5328-5334
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event5th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exhibition, ECCE 2013 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: Sept 15 2013Sept 19 2013

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013

Other

Other5th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exhibition, ECCE 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period9/15/139/19/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology

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